Senufo, Nafana
Quick facts about the Senufo, Nafana
- Location: Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana
- Also Known As: Nafaanra (name of the language), also called Banda in Ghana
- Status: Engaged by IMB
- Population: 100,000
- Primary Religion: Islam, African Traditional Religion
- Number of Christians: less than 300
- Language: Nafaanra
- There is one evangelical church among the Nafana with 100-150 adult members, and also a couple of small groups of other Great Commission Christians
- There are 17 Nafana villages identified in Cote d'Ivoire, with evangelical work in five
- Principle food -- yams
- Principle cash crop -- cashews
Pray that God would plant Baptist churches grounded in the Word and in faith in the Lord Jesus that would be pro-active in sharing the Gospel throughout the region and beyond, even with other people groups.
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The Nafana are a small people group in about 17 villages in northeastern Cote d'Ivoire. A hospitable people, they have avoided serious conflict with other more aggressive groups. The Nafana are mostly subsistence farmers, raising yams and corn for food and cashews for a cash crop. Dominant religious heritages are African Traditional Religion (ATR) and Islam. There is one growing Baptist church in a predominantly ATR village. They have suffered persecution but this has served to strengthen the believers' faith. Now there are a few believers in three other villages. No scripture portions in their dialect exist except the ones translated as Bible stories for the purpose of Chronological Bible Storying. Worship and discipleship materials have been developed.
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